A 22 year old man, Stephen W. Humphries of Nitro, WV, was killed and a 23 year old woman injuries in a crash that was allegedly caused by a driver’s failure to maintain an assured clear distance ahead in Bloom, Wood, Ohio, on February 18, 2014 at approximately 1:49 am. Reports from the police are that 42 year old Kenneth W. Mossbarger of Tipp City, Ohio, was driving a 1989 Peterbilt truck and stopped in traffic because of a crash, north on Interstate Route 75. A 2014 Nissan Versa midsize car was being driven by Humphries, north on the same road and he allegedly failed to stop within an assured clear distance and struck the truck in the rear. Humphries was killed and his body transported by North Baltimore EMS to Wood County Morgue. The woman, who was an occupant of the car, Jessica R. King of Charlestown, WV, was transported by Bloomdale EMS to St. Vincent. Wright’s towed the car.

In Bloom, Wood, Ohio, whose population was 2,535 in 2012, there was 1 injury crash of 82 and 10 injury crashes which resulted in 13 injuries. In 2011 Crashes that occurred when it was dark not lighted were 479 that resulted in injuries. In Ohio in 2010 the total amount of accidents which occurred as a result of drivers’ following too closely/ACDA was 69,454 with 18,934 which resulted in injuries. Those accidents which involved tractor/semi trailers amounted to 1,875 which resulted in injuries.

If you were injured in a Henry Twp., Bloom or Troy, Ohio, area accident, please call the Wood County, Ohio wrongful death lawyers at Chester Law at 800-218-4243.